W in transcript?

[ABBU219]

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Hi,

I'm in my 4th year of undergrad and I will be applying this upcoming cycle in June.
I'm having a really hard time with a upper level neuroscience course and I did very poorly in midterm I don't think I would be able to pull off a B- or higher.
Should I withdraw from the course or just receive a C?

Also, for those who are already accepted or going to dental school, would having a W in the year you apply harm the chance of getting accepted? What do they ask about W's in interview? My reason for W would be that I'm afraid of getting a grade that would lower my gpa..

 

[fogorvostan]

I had 3 W's and wasn't asked about any of them in my interviews. The only way I would be hesitant about withdrawing is that if you withdraw and it causes you to drop below full-time student status and you have a scholarship/organization that requires you to be a full-time student. This is assuming of course that you don't have multiple W's already.

 

[604553]

I had a few W's and that wasn't a problem. As long as there's not enough on your transcript to make it seem like a habit of withdrawing, you should be fine. Even though I didn't have to, I retook that class later on and did well to show that I was still capable. Not sure if that made a difference, but things worked out.

 

[ABBU219]

I had 3 W's and wasn't asked about any of them in my interviews. The only way I would be hesitant about withdrawing is that if you withdraw and it causes you to drop below full-time student status and you have a scholarship/organization that requires you to be a full-time student. This is assuming of course that you don't have multiple W's already.

I'm currently taking five courses which is a full course load. May I ask you which schools you interviewed with?

 

[fogorvostan]

I'm currently taking five courses which is a full course load. May I ask you which schools you interviewed with?

I was invited to interview at LECOM, UNE, NYU, MWU-AZ, and Tufts. I attended LECOM, UNE, and MWU-AZ and was accepted to those 3 schools.

 

[BioForLife]

I don't think one "W" anything to worry about. If you think you can do better retaking the course or simply don't need to class to graduate, then you should probably go ahead and withdraw.

 

[zEkii]

One "W" does nothing. You are good. Just kill it in your classes

 

[bwc]

I think that as long as you don't exceed 3 W's total in your entire college career and they are well spread out, the chances of you being asked about it are slim.

If you don't need the class for you major and are not using it to satisfy an admission prerequisite, you can also consider switching to pass/fail if that is still an option.

 

[Typical Average Student]

I have 2 W's and been accepted to 3 schools as well. Although I agree with everything said above, I believe the timing in which you receive the W matters. I, personally, had the W's back in freshman year...and they were engineering classes. So... Since you're a senior, withdrawing from an upper level bio class might look a little bad. Since it tells adcoms you can't handle upper level bio classes.

Try talking to your professor to see if there is any possible end of course curve? Or if there's anyway you can make at least a B in it... A C+ might not be too bad but I wouldn't withdraw unless I knew forsure that I would get a C- or lower.

 

[ABBU219]

I had 3 W's and wasn't asked about any of them in my interviews. The only way I would be hesitant about withdrawing is that if you withdraw and it causes you to drop below full-time student status and you have a scholarship/organization that requires you to be a full-time student. This is assuming of course that you don't have multiple W's already.

Do you remember in which year of undergrad you got W from? My biggest concern is that I'm in my last semester of 4th year right now and it may look bad with a W.

 

[fogorvostan]

Do you remember in which year of undergrad you got W from? My biggest concern is that I'm in my last semester of 4th year right now and it may look bad with a W.

One was summer after freshmen year, one was sophomore year, and one was my junior year.